Almost immediately after California passed the Reproductive Fact Act in October 2015, multiple anti-abortion centers and organizations sued the state, claiming the law violates their their First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion. In November 2017, the Supreme Court agreed to hear one of the cases, and on March 20, oral arguments commence.

So what is California’s law regarding them?In October 2015, California — which has more than 300 CPCs — passed the Reproductive Fact Act, which requires CPCs to provide comprehensive information on reproductive choices, including abortion. Just days after the law passed, multiple clinics began to sue then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris, claiming that the law violated their First Amendment rights.

And who exactly are Becerra and NIFLA?Xavier Becerra is the current California attorney general who is defending the law. NIFLA, which filed its first legal challenge in 2016, is a public interest law firm that counsels CPCs around the country.